Programs prepare faculty to lead; 21 fulfill steps in 2018-19

Twenty-one faculty members this year have completed professional development programs designed to prepare them to take on leadership roles.

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic (BTAA) Leadership Program and the Purdue Insights Forum both are designed to help faculty interested in taking on administrative roles, although each program takes a distinct approach to achieving the goal.

BIG TEN ACADEMIC ALLIANCE ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The BTAA program helps faculty members explore academic leadership opportunities and develop leadership skills through small-group discussions with Purdue’s senior academic leaders. Participants meet with a broad spectrum of Purdue’s administrators to learn about opportunities and challenges associated with academic administration. The BTAA program is part of a collaboration with Big Ten universities, and the cohort attends seminars at peer universities three times during the academic year.

Faculty apply to the program with support from their department and dean (the 2019-20 cohort has been selected and is listed below).

Questions about the BTAA program should be directed to Peter Hollenbeck, vice provost for faculty affairs; Steve Abel, associate provost for engagement; or Jessica Huber, associate vice provost for faculty affairs.

2018-19 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

• Monica E. Cardella, associate professor, engineering education
• Donatella Danielli-Garofalo, professor, mathematics
• Joel R. Ebarb, professor, design, art, and performance
• Heather L. Servaty-Seib, professor, educational studies
• Alan J. Zillich, professor, pharmacy practice

2019-20 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

• Michael Heinz, professor, speech, language, and hearing sciences and biomedical engineering
• Wei Hong, professor, languages and cultures
• Karen Marais, associate professor, aeronautics and astronautics
• Mandy Rispoli, professor, educational studies (promotion effective Aug. 12)
• Rod Williams, professor, forestry and natural resources (promotion effective Aug. 12) 

PURDUE INSIGHTS FORUM

The Purdue Insights Forum was created in response to feedback from the 2015 COACHE survey. The program is designed to teach the fundamentals of leadership though a series of presentations, take-home projects and online discussions. The comprehensive Insights Forum covers a wide range of subject areas including developing a vision, navigating differing priorities, building teams, developing an inclusive environment, and managing resources. Experts across campus provide content and each participant is asked to choose a senior mentor to help develop personal goals and objectives. Participants are recommended by deans (the 2019-20 cohort has been selected and is listed below).

Questions about the Purdue Insights Forum should be directed to Peter Hollenbeck, vice provost for faculty affairs, or Jessica Huber, associate vice provost for faculty affairs.

2018-19 Purdue Insights Forum Program Fellows

• Ximena E. Bernal, associate professor, biological sciences
• Elena Coda, associate professor, languages and cultures
• Stacey L. Connaughton, associate professor, communication
• William A. Crossley, professor, aeronautical and astronautical engineering
• Patricia L. Darbishire, clinical professor, pharmacy practice
• Brian R. Dineen, professor, management
• Natasha T. Duncan, clinical associate professor, honors college
• Stephen J. Elliott, professor, computer and information technology
• Sonia A. Fahmy, professor, computer science
• Michael A. Gunderson, associate professor, agricultural economics
• Jason T. Harris, associate professor, health sciences
• Erla P. Heyns, associate professor, libraries and school of information studies
• Neil A. Knobloch, professor, agricultural sciences education and communication
• John A. Morgan, professor, chemical engineering
• Mandy J. Rispoli, associate professor, educational studies
• James L. Weisman, clinical associate professor, veterinary medicine

2019-20 Purdue Insights Forum Program Fellows

• Regan Bailey, professor, nutrition science (promotion effective Aug. 12)
• Ayşe Ҫiftçi, associate professor, educational studies
• Ulrike Dydak, professor, health sciences
• Michael Fosmire, professor, libraries and school of information studies
• Tom Hacker, professor, computer and information technology
• Al Lopez, professor, English
• Tiffany Lyle, assistant professor, comparative pathobiology
• David Minton, associate professor, earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences
• Haley Oliver, associate professor, food science
• Marshall Porterfield, professor, agricultural and biological engineering
• Ann Shanahan, associate professor, design, art, and performance
• Amy Sheehan, associate professor, pharmacy practice
• Jun Xie, professor, statistics